Job Description

Our client, an investment management firm with over $70b in AUM, is seeking to add a Head of Information Security to their team in a newly created position that will report to the CTO.  This role requires 4 days onsite in NYC with occasional travel to Greenwich, CT. This is a hands-on role responsible for protecting our client's network and proprietary/sensitive information.  The overall goal is to continuously improve Client Information and Cyber Security Program by advancing both our proactive and reactive capabilities and processes.  A successful individual will mitigate the information security risk surface across systems and data and improve overall compliance with security regulations. 

• Total Compensation in the $300-500k, based on experience

Responsibilities:

• Own, maintain, and continuously improve the firm’s information security
• Design, implement, and operate a cyber risk management framework and program, including risk identification, assessment, treatment, and reporting
• Lead the disaster recovery and business continuity (DR/BCP) program, including planning, documentation, testing, and remediation of issues

• Identify and address vulnerabilities and threats across infrastructure, applications, and data

• Develop and implement security controls and protocols across on-prem, cloud, and SaaS environments

• Analyze and assess risks to the company’s critical systems and data; define and track remediation plans

• Own the MDR vendor relationship, including selection, ongoing oversight, runbooks, playbooks, testing, and performance reviews

• Evaluate, select, and oversee key security technologies (e.g., endpoint protection, email security, identity security, vulnerability management, SIEM) and coordinate regular testing and tuning

• Partner with Compliance and external auditors to support SOC 1 Type 2 (e.g., access control, change management, operations)

Required Qualifications:

• Deep Information and Cyber Security experience, including strategy, hands-on technical work, and program leadership

• Experience with Azure and Microsoft 365 E5 security ecosystem (e.g., Defender XDR, Conditional Access, Intune, etc.), as well as Azure

• Hands-on experience working with security data, ideally in a SIEM platform (ideally Azure Sentinel, Splunk, or similar)

• Oversee key relationships including MDR / SOC provider and pen test providers

• Experience building or operating a cyber risk management framework/program (e.g., NIST CSF or similar)

• Familiarity with IT general controls and supporting audits (Access control, Change management, etc.)  Comfort in working with regulators and internal/external counsel is critical.

Preferred qualifications include:

• Prior experience in a buy-side firm (PE fund, hedge fund, traditional asset manager, etc).  with less than 1200 employees. (Strongly preferred)
• Advanced Cyber Security certifications 

If you meet the required qualifications and are interested in this role, please apply today. 

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